Philip Nel

Current

• Professor at Kansas State University
• Director, Program in Children's Literature at Kansas State University

Education

• Vanderbilt University
• Vanderbilt University
• University of Rochester

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Connections

14 connections

Industry

Higher Education

Websites

• My Website
• My CV
• My Space

Philip Nel’s Summary

University Professor.
Children's Literature Expert.
Author of four books, co-editor of one book.
Guest on media programs.

Philip Nel’s Specialties:

Radical Children's Literature, Dr. Seuss, J. K. Rowling, Crockett Johnson, Ruth Krauss

Philip Nel’s Experience

• Professor

  Kansas State University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  I regularly teach courses in Literature for Children and Literature for Adolescents. I've also taught courses in Radical Children's Literature, the Graphic Novel, Twentieth-Century American Picture Books, Harry Potter, and Dr. Seuss. My books include: Tales for Little Rebels (co-edited with Julia Mickenberg, NYU P, 2008), The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats (Random House, 2007), Dr. Seuss: American Icon (Continuum, 2004), The Avant-Garde and American Postmodernity: Small Incisive Shocks (UP Mississippi, 2002), and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Novels: A Reader's Guide (Continuum, 2001).

• Director, Program in Children's Literature

  Kansas State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

Philip Nel’s Education

• Vanderbilt University

  Ph.D. , English , 1992 — 1997

• Vanderbilt University

  M.A. , English , 1992 — 1993

• University of Rochester

  B.A. , English, Psychology , 1988 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Beta Kappa
  Resident Advisor
  Arts Committee

Additional Information

Philip Nel’s Websites:

• My Website
• My CV
• My Space

Philip Nel’s Interests:

Children's literature, writing, music, running

Philip Nel’s Groups:

American Studies Association
Children's Literature Association
International Research Society for Children's Literature
Modern Language Association
Phi Beta Kappa

•    University of Rochester Alumni

Philip Nel’s Honors:

Big 12 Faculty Fellowship, 2005-2006.
Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, 2005.
Choice Magazine's "Outstanding Academic Books of 2004" for Dr. Seuss: American Icon.
William L. Stamey Teaching Award, Kansas State University, 2004.
NEH Summer Stipend, 2003.
Children's Literature Association Article Award for "Dada Knows Best: Growing Up 'Surreal' with Dr. Seuss," Children's Literature 27 (1999): 150-84. Award presented in 2001.
Contemporary Authors
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Philip Nel’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
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